bi_view_editor: Better error message if the query is not correct

bi_view_editor/models/bve_view.py

@@ -295,8 +295,16 @@ def _create_sql_view(self):
         self._cr.execute('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS %s', (AsIs(view_name), ))
 
         # create postgres view
-        self.env.cr.execute('CREATE or REPLACE VIEW %s as (%s)', (
-            AsIs(view_name), AsIs(query), ))
+        try:
+            with self.env.cr.savepoint():
+                self.env.cr.execute('CREATE or REPLACE VIEW %s as (%s)', (
+                    AsIs(view_name), AsIs(query), ))
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise UserError(
+                _("Error creating the view '{query}':\n{error}")
+                .format(
+                    query=query,
+                    error=e))
 
     @api.depends('line_ids', 'state', 'over_condition')
     def _compute_sql_query(self):

bi_view_editor/readme/ROADMAP.rst

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@
 * Data the user has no access to (e.g. in a multi company situation) can be
   viewed by making a view. Would be nice if models available to select when
   creating a view are limited to the ones that have intersecting groups.
-* Raise a warning in case the SQL query is not correct.

bi_view_editor/tests/test_bi_view.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import odoo
 from odoo.tests.common import TransactionCase
+from odoo.tools import mute_logger
 from odoo.exceptions import UserError, ValidationError
 from ..hooks import post_load, uninstall_hook
 
@@ -407,3 +408,24 @@ def test_19_field_selection(self):
         bi_view1 = self.env['bve.view'].create(vals)
         bi_view1.action_create()
         self.assertEqual(len(bi_view1.line_ids), 4)
+
+    @mute_logger('odoo.sql_db')
+    def test_20_broken_view(self):
+        """
+        Create a broken query, a nice UserError should be raised.
+        odoo.sql_db logger is muted to avoid the
+        ERROR: bad_query line in the logs.
+        """
+        vals = self.bi_view1_vals
+        vals.update({
+            'name': 'Test View broken',
+            'over_condition': 'bad SQL code',
+        })
+        bi_view = self.env['bve.view'].create(vals)
+        with self.assertRaises(UserError) as ue:
+            bi_view.action_create()
+
+        self.assertEqual(bi_view.state, 'draft')
+        self.assertIn(bi_view.over_condition, str(ue.exception))
+        # remove view
+        bi_view.unlink()